artlessness

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Artlessness nowadays must be the result of the most exquisitely finished art; if not, it is apt to be insipid, if not positively squalid and fusty.

From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Garrett, Edmund Henry

But Grace was there, and Ease and Artlessness, lending the scene that warmth and life and verity which Form and Ceremony do not allow.

From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford

Artlessness and simplicity triumphed, where the deepest design would have /ailed.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

Artlessness will never do in love matters; and that girl is born a simpleton who has it either by nature or affectation.

From Lady Susan by Austen, Jane

Artlessness -- N. artlessness &c. adj.; nature, simplicity; innocence &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark